Hospices: Finance
Commons · Question 69328 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Alberto Costa
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding strategies his Department is considering to ensure hospices remain (a) competitive and (b) sustainable.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 1 Sep 2025
Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs mu...